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GOAL: Commit to F3 Toledo and your fellow PAX to live all three F’s. As the name clearly states, this is meant to be a “challenge.” Don’t be intimidated. Embrace the suck with your brothers, get better and earn a badass t-shirt only a select few will ever be able to wear.

DURATION: January 1st through March 31^st

COST: $20 or $25 – If you complete the challenge you will earn a custom F3 Toledo long-sleeved shirt ($20) or hoodie sweatshirt ($25) designed by our very own world renowned artist, Pixar. You’re going to want this shirt! For those that do not finish, your money will be donated to Cherry Street Mission on behalf of F3 Toledo.

Payment can be made via PayPal or cash to Jimmy Dean.

***For sizing purposes shirts will be similar in fit and quality to GORUCK t-shirts (Next Level 60/40 blend). These shirts won’t suck!

Submit your shirt size using this form.

REQUIREMENT: Accumulate 55 points over the 13 weeks and you will receive the shirt.

POINTS – (minimum requirements in each F)

• FIRST F – (30 – point minimum, 29 points from workouts, 1 from Q-ing)
  • 1 Point for showing up to a regularly scheduled workout
  • 1 Point for Q-ing a workout
  • 1 Point for bringing an FNG to a workout. An additional bonus point will be given once your FNG makes his 3^rd post (all 3 posts must be within Winter Challenge timeframe).
• SECOND F – (5 Point Minimum)
  • 1 Point for attending a Coffeeteria after a regular beatdown
  • 1 Point for attending a larger planned social gatherings of 5 or more PAX (i.e. lunches or evening events). Please give fellow PAX 48-hour notice with an event post
• THIRD F – (5 Point Minimum)
  • 1 Point for attending a Cherry Street event
  • 1 Point for attending a Bible Study
  • 1 Point for donating blood
  • 1 Point for donating clothes
  • 2 Points for donating plasma

You can keep track of your stats/points here all winter long!

Grand Rapids to Maumee Ruck Event

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2020
Startex: 0500, Providence Metro Park, Grand Rapids Ohio.
Endex: Downtown Maumee for pizza and beverages. This is 16 miles, 6 hours. 

Contact Isosceles or Mercy with any questions

Clown Car Info

Meet Up Location:

St. Joe’s Church
Maumee, OH

Departure Time: 0430

If doing other distance options:

Grand Rapids to Farnworth Metropark Trailhead: 8 miles, 3 hours
Drop a car off at Farnsworth Metropark. Clown car rest of way to Providence

Grand Rapids to Waterville: 10 miles, approximately 4.5 hours
Drop a car off in Waterville. Clown car rest of way to Providence

Packing list:

• 20 pounds minimum ruck weight
• Reflectors on Ruck
• Headlamp
• Extra batteries for Headlamp
• Index card with emergency contact information and any other pertinent information
• Full water bladder
• Nalgene water bottle
• Cold Weather gear – extra gloves, socks, etc. 2 is 1, 1 is none.
• Change of clothes for at Village Idiot (optional, can leave in car)

Starting Point

Providence Metropark (East parking lot).
Step off at 5:00 am

Link to Location: https://goo.gl/maps/TQw2xwjHf5t6h3sY9

Shortened Option #1

Stop at Farnsworth Metropark Trailhead.  
Approximately 8 miles from starting point. 
Going to start with brisk pace and make this distance by 8:00 (3 hours)
Link to location: https://goo.gl/maps/xf5nBkdScSQsWaUC6

Shortened Option #2

Stop at Waterville 
Approximately 10 miles from starting point.

Announcing….. F3 Toledo’s 3^rd Annual CSAUP Ruck

The Frog 2019

When:         Saturday Sept 21^st, 2019 @ 3:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Location:   Downtown Toledo
Cost:            $20 per PAX member with the proceeds going to charity, TBD. Please use Friends and family and send through PayPal at https://paypal.me/andyriggs

All finishers will earn the 2019 Frog patch.  This patch will never be for sale and can only be earned! #ISI #HIM

The Thang:
We will step off @ 3:00 AM sharp for six hours of 1^st and 2^nd F in the Gloom for some rucking fun, including PT, coupons, and the unknown.  This event will be completed as a team. Continued 2^nd F will be immediately following the ENDEX with Coffee and Donuts provided.

Who Should Attend:
All F3 Toledo PAX and FNG’s.  If you’ve been to a ruck, and if you attend regular workouts with F3, you CAN do this! (We would like 100% of the PAX to be confident in their ability to participate we will complete this as a team)

Individual Requirements:

• Rucksack
• Headlamp & Spare Batteries 
• Ruck Reflectors or Equivalent
• Water Bottle
• 20# of steel, pavers, etc. if your 149.99999# and under
• 30# of steel, pavers, etc. if your 150# and over
• Photo ID
• Index Card with Emergency contact information and list of all current medications / dosage in a plastic bag

Recommended Items:

• Gloves
• Nourishment
• Electrolytes in Nalgene, not hydration bladder
• Hydration Bladder

We saw a flurry of GORUCK event sign-ups at the end of 2018 and a few more early in 2019. For those who are going to do a Star Course later this year and those who want to give a free one a go, consider the Mock Star Course in the Burg.

All F3 Toledo PAX are invited to this event. Here are the details:

• The event starts at 9pm sharp on Saturday, March 9th, 2019.
• Be there 10-15 minutes early.
• Starting location is in front of Bar Louie in Levis Commons.
• Park in the lot by the Hilton in the furthest spots from the hotel so we don’t disrupt the business.
• The event will go no longer than 7am Sunday morning and cover no less than 15 miles overnight.
• At each wayward point (including the start and endex) each team will take a selfie and post it on MumbleChatter in GroupMe.

Packing list:

• 20lb ruck plates if over 150lbs, 10lb if under.
• Reflective Ruck Bands (or equivalent) on your rucksack
• Headlamp (+ extra set of batteries)
• Smartphone with external battery (at least 1 per team)
• Photo ID and $20 cash (just in case)
• Water (with bladder or bottle)

Recommended items:

• Nalgene bottle
• Food
• One extra pair of socks
• Waterproof bag

Teams of 2-5 can be formed before or at the beginning of the event. The group can decide if it wants to remain as one big group or split up.

At 9pm, Jimmy Dean will pass out sheets of paper with all the wayward points, as well as where to take the pictures at each location. Each team will then determine their own route and begin.

The evening will be a great test of mental, as well as physical, toughness as the long miles will wear on us.

For our 3rd F, our quitter’s cash will be collected at the end and donated to Task Force 20, a non-profit that works with veterans who suffer from PTSD and depression. More info can be found on their website: https://tf20.org/

Packing list:

• At least 20lbs ruck weight
• Reflectors on your ruck
• Headlamp (probably not needed, but bring anyways)
• Index card with emergency contact information, medications, and allergies
• Athletic equipment donation (see below)
• Money for beer!

Meet in the parking lot of Shawn’s Irish Tavern, 4400 Heatherdowns Blvd, Toledo, OH 43614

Mission, Principles, and Disclaimer will begin at 2:00 pm sharp.  

Everyone is asked to drink responsibly. We will ruck to Doc Watson’s and Earnest Brew Works and spend approximately 30 minutes at each for rest and/or one beverage, finishing back at Shawn’s by 5:00 pm.

Total rucking distance will be six miles.  Upon our return to Shawn’s Irish Tavern, the ruck event will end, and the F3Toledo Winter Challenge patch and awards presentation will begin.  Final Four Game #1 is set to tip off shortly after 6 pm.

Disclaimer: Over 80% of the route has sidewalks which will be utilized. A portion of the ruck from The Earnest Brew Works back to Shawn’s will require us to ruck on residential side streets. Everyone will need reflectors on their rucksacks. Headlamps should not be needed but bring them anyways. Bright clothing is encouraged.

Any event involving alcohol is a serious proposition and rucking the busy streets of South Toledo is equally as serious. We are combining the two. This will be a fun event, but also an event in which safety is of the highest importance.

Service Project: Each PAX is asked to bring one of the following:

• A new or gently used basketball
• A new or gently used pair of basketball shoes (preferably men’s sizes 9-12), or
• Any other new or gently used sports equipment

All donations will be presented to Uplyft Toledo, a non-profit organization which aims to give all children in NW Ohio the opportunity to participate in fitness activities and enjoy the associated benefits. For more information, visit http://www.uplyft.today/. F3Toledo PAX Josh “Chick Pea” Pyzant is a co-founder of Uplyft Toledo and excited we are partnering with his organization for this event.